Activists pan ‘random, wasteful’ Gurney Bay cable car proposal
Activists and a former state transport engineer have slammed a proposal to build a 2.5km cable car link from the Botanic Gardens to Gurney Bay, describing it as random and wasteful.
Sahabat Alam Malaysia president Meenakshi Raman said such a cable car line would not be a form of public transport but merely a tourist gimmick.
“What is the necessity? This won’t be free, so what is the economic cost? Who is paying for (the study)? This has been announced without any consultation.
“Instead of wasting money on such tourist gimmicks, they should focus on establishing a better public transport system, such as water taxis and other forms of water transport to get cars off the road,” she told FMT.
Former Penang government chief transport engineer Lim Thean Heng said the plan appeared to originate from…
